1500 year old arrow from Norway's mountains

Started by Buemaker, November 19, 2016, 12:56:00 PM

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Mad Max

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Mad Max

It makes you wonder in 500 years if someone finds one of our flint tipped arrows?
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wood carver 2

I've left a few out there to be found by later generations.    ;)  
Dave.
" Vegetarian" another word for bad hunter.

Pat B

Very cool, Bue. Even the fiber wrap is still intact. Is the head metal?
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Buemaker


Pat B

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Buemaker

Pat, I don't know about this one, but others have been found and they were sinew wrapped and some had a thin birch bark wrapping covering the sinew. They are so well preserved after so many years in the snow and ice, but it is rare to find complete ones. They are barrel shaped with a flared nock end.
Because the ice is retracting and melting things are found at the ice edge. Reindeer have used the same paths in these mountains for thousands of years and the arrows have most likely been lost by hunters.

Pat B

It is amazing how well preserved the arrow is. Thanks for posting this link.
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KellyG

That is one heck of a find. Man the question. What wood. why taper it so? And is that an edge around the nock; if why? what is the fletching and what is the writing on the top behind the fletching? what is the dementions and how did they keep them so straight? I have found some that I lost only 15hours before and they bowed and snaked back, but that one after 1500 years it looks well straight as an arrow. and last but not least what there blood on it? Ok the last one not so much.

gifford, MO

Bue, thanks for posting the link. That's an exceptional find. Except now we all have more questions than the short video provided answers to. Still, an exceptional find.

GRAYBEARD

Maybe there is hope for some of my lost ones!Thanks for sharing this, it is truly amazing that arrow is in such great shape.
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